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We lost everything in the wildfire: help the Harbor settlement start over

Neighbors in the Harbor settlement are rebuilding after the wildfire; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Vivian H. Burton
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Bakersfield
The wildfire hit the Harbor settlement on 15 June. My home was one of 27 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $3,750 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $680 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,750 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,320 If you're reading this, thank you.
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Updates from Vivian

  1. Small update. $2,243 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Update from Bakersfield: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 48% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Bakersfield: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Sending love. Thought of Vivian all day after reading this. - Zanzibar City”

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    “From my family to yours. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Dundee”

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  • Emily B. Glover

    good luck, Vivian. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best

    • Khadija Blessing Bello

      Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. After 23 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best

      • Tomer Yoav DavidID verified

        Wishing you peace, Vivian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

        • Pranav F. Mishra

          you're not alone, Vivian. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Bakersfield.

          • Beth W. Stephens

            Hope things get better soon. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.

            • Manikandan G. Acharya

              Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Bakersfield

              • Sultana Taslima Sen

                Stay strong, Vivian. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

                $3,867.50 raised of $3,750

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